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GOSLAR Lotte

 

Born Charlotte Goslar.

Date of birth : February 27, 1907, Dresde, Germany.

Date of death : October 16, 1997, West Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut.

 

Addresses

* 1937 : 24 Riverside Drive

* 1946 : 8082 Selma Avenue, Los Angeles

* 1948 : 1326 New Heavenhurst Drive, Los Angeles

* 1959 : 1936 Pinehurst Drive, Los Angeles

* West Cornwall, Connecticut.

 

Profession choregrapher, mime ,,,,,

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Story

Descendant from a banker's family, she turned toward dancing very soon.

She studied at the Mary Wigman School of Dance at the beginning of 1930s. Then she joined the Gret Palucca's

company () where she started to create her own choregraphies.

After 2 years, she started a solo career. Erika Mann created a part for her in the Peppermill Revue, and toured through Europe and USA.

She emigrated to the USA via Canada on November 25, 1936, then in New York on June 30, 1937 

(-).

Declaration of intention October 11, 1937 - which was denied on October 24, 1944

.

On March 1st, 1948 she married William Seehaus born Heinrich Wilhelm Seehaus () 

(January 28, 1899, Germany-December 25, 1959, Los Angeles ) (-

).

Naturalization April 23, 1948 .

In the USA she worked with Elsa Lancaster () at the Turnabout Theater, in Hollywood, during 10 years.

The particularity of this theatre was its 2 opposite scenes : one for the puppets show, the other for the mime 

and dance revue ,,;,.

Then she founded the Pantomime Circus () which toured in Europe and USA during 30 years.

Link with Marilyn

In 1953 when Marilyn worked with Michael Tchekhov, and took her to Lotte Goslar.

She was mime and ran the Turnabout Theater in Hollywood.

With her, Marilyn worked dance, mime and movements.

She assisted Marilyn for her last dancing act in "River Of No Return" (1954) and on several other shootings.

Letter to Marilyn

 

She attended Marilyn's funeral on August 8, 1962 ,

 

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